Comparison

Giftster vs SitterScript

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Giftster

Easily create and share universal wish lists for any occasion, from birthdays to baby showers. Avoid duplicate gifts by marking items as purchased, keeping the surprise hidden from the list maker. Manage gift ideas for family, friends, kids, and pets, and even organize Secret Santa exchanges.

Highlights
  • Create and share universal wish lists
  • Mark items purchased to avoid duplicates
  • Add items from any store via web link
  • Private family gift idea-sharing groups
  • Secret Santa gift exchange organizer
  • Manage wish lists for kids and pets
Features
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Turn scattered gifting chaos into a magical family tradition. Giftster is the original family wish list app: free, private, and trusted by 3.7 million members since 2009. No more guessing, returns, or gifts nobody wanted. Everyone knows what people really want and can see what's already been claimed. Create and share wish lists, add gifts from any store, and keep your whole family organized in one private group. Set it up once and use it year after year for birthdays, Christmas, weddings, baby showers, and every occasion in between. NO DUPLICATE GIFTS. NO SPOILED SURPRISES. When you shop someone's Giftster list, mark an item as reserved or purchased so other family members know it's taken. The person who made the list never sees what's been claimed. ADD GIFTS FROM ANY STORE Giftster is a universal wish list. Add items from any store or website and include the details that make it easy for someone to get exactly what you want. - Automatically fetch item details from web links - Add notes, images, sizes, colors, and other preferences - Share lists with your group, or by link or QR code BUILT FOR FAMILIES Create a private Giftster group and bring everyone's lists together in one place. - Shop lists for family and close friends - Create and manage lists for children - Collaborate on a child's list - Secretly suggest gifts for someone else's list - Track gifts you've purchased or received Giftster works on phones, tablets, and computers, so everyone in the family can join, no matter what device they use. SECRET SANTA MADE EASY Add a Secret Santa drawing to your Giftster group. Set exclusions, privately reveal each person's pick, and keep the entire drawing secret, even from the organizer. USE IT YEAR AFTER YEAR Giftster isn't a one-time registry. Set up your family group once, and your lists are ready for every birthday, holiday, and special occasion, year after year. Less anxiety. Less guessing. Fewer returns. More gifts people genuinely want, and the surprise stays a surprise.

About

SitterScript

Effortlessly share essential information with your babysitter or caregiver. Record your routine by speaking, and AI will organize it into clear instructions. Share a private link for easy access, eliminating the need for downloads or accounts.

Highlights
  • AI-powered routine organization
  • Voice-to-text instructions
  • Shareable private links
  • Starred important notes
  • Contact information display
  • Co-parent collaboration
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Leaving your kids with a sitter? Give them everything they need in one simple link — no app to download, no account for them to make. SitterScript is the calm, organized handoff for busy parents. Record your routine once — just talk, and our AI sorts it into clear instructions — then share a private link with any babysitter, grandparent, or nanny. Mark must-know instructions as critical so they surface first in the sitter walkthrough. THE 30-SECOND HANDOFF • Talk, don't type — brain-dump your routine and let AI organize it into bedtime, meals, screen time, house rules, and more • Mark instructions as critical so can't-miss notes are impossible to miss • Share one link — your sitter just opens it, nothing to install • Sitters ask "where's the?" or "what time is bedtime?" and get the answer straight from your notes • Your name and number are right there if they ever need to reach you • Add a co-parent so your script stays up to date together Fewer frantic questions, less guesswork — just hand off the script and go. Set it up once, reuse it for every sitter. Free to download and use.

Screenshots

Giftster4 screens
SitterScript4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: SitterScript at free against Giftster's free with in-app purchases. SitterScript also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Giftster's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SitterScript holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Giftster has 19K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Giftster ships an update every 4 weeks, SitterScript every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Giftster versus SitterScript: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGiftsterSitterScript
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMyGiftster CorporationBraindump LLC

Customer experience

Giftster

All ratings19,199 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews255 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral13.3%
Negative18.0%

SitterScript

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Giftster

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App frequently crashes or freezes
  • Fetch feature often doesn't work as expected
  • Login issues and frequent log-outs
  • Inconsistent behavior across platforms
  • Syncing and data persistence problems

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to sort and organize lists
  • Improve photo upload and management
  • Add dark mode option
  • Enhance sharing and collaboration features
  • Simplify login and session management
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  • Improve item reservation and purchase tracking

SitterScript

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Giftster

No in-app purchases

None

SitterScript

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Giftster free?
Giftster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SitterScript free?
SitterScript is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Giftster or SitterScript?
SitterScript is rated higher. Giftster averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while SitterScript averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Giftster or SitterScript have ads?
Neither Giftster nor SitterScript shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Giftster or SitterScript?
Giftster ships an update every 4 weeks, and SitterScript every 9 days. Most recently, Giftster was updated on October 23, 2026 and SitterScript on October 14, 2026.

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